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The Athletic NBA columnist PER creator - Former Grizzlies VP Basketball Ops - Former ESPN Wahoowa - Commanders - Brewers - Timbers - huh? Atlanta/a hotel

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World Cup 2026, 100 days to go: 100 staff choose the players they’re most excited to watch With 100 days to go until the World Cup, we asked 100 people at The Athletic which players they're most excited to watch this summer...

It's possible one person on our staff shouted out a Portland Timber for this piece #rctid

www.nytimes.com/athletic/708...

03.03.2026 22:05 β€” πŸ‘ 7    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Why all major photo services are boycotting college basketball games managed by The Gazelle Group The largest photo services have been boycotting all college basketball games run by The Gazelle Group all season because of its credentialing policy.

Last week, @sportsmediawatch.bsky.social made a very astute observation:

None of the photo wire services were at #1 UM vs. #3 Duke. How could that be?

What I uncovered was that they have been boycotting many high-profile neutral-site games all season.

awfulannouncing.com/college-bask...

03.03.2026 15:36 β€” πŸ‘ 36    πŸ” 13    πŸ’¬ 4    πŸ“Œ 1
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NBA contenders tiers: The top 10 candidates as we head into the stretch run

New for @theathletic.com - I saw 7 of the top 8 contenders in person this past week, and wrote about where things stand in the title chase and what history tells us:
www.nytimes.com/athletic/708...

03.03.2026 14:20 β€” πŸ‘ 11    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

lol What the hell just happened on that Clippers basket

03.03.2026 05:19 β€” πŸ‘ 10    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

"how do they score without the 2-way guy on the floor?" is probably not a great omen

03.03.2026 05:18 β€” πŸ‘ 10    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

ok then!

03.03.2026 03:54 β€” πŸ‘ 39    πŸ” 5    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 3

WOW. Respect.

03.03.2026 04:34 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Facts. A leisurely run on a quiet Sunday morning is amazing

03.03.2026 04:33 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Final: Arizona 73, Iowa State 57. Impressive win for the 'Cats, who win Big 12 title outright.

Arizona could easily have three players selected in first round in Peat, Krivas and Burries; all three looked the part tonight.

03.03.2026 04:15 β€” πŸ‘ 11    πŸ” 2    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

almost forgot to mention the four turnovers

03.03.2026 04:00 β€” πŸ‘ 8    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Joshua Jefferson has had many good games for Iowa State this season but wow has tonight not been one of them. Just 1-of-14 from the field with a lot of forced shots in heavy traffic.

03.03.2026 03:59 β€” πŸ‘ 7    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 1

Monster putback by Arizona freshman Dwayne Aristode, who has given them some good minutes tonight. Athletic Dutch wing probably not a '26 draft guy, but definitely one too look for in '27 or '28.

03.03.2026 03:51 β€” πŸ‘ 12    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 3    πŸ“Œ 1

When a 7-2 guy with an elite shot-blocking rate makes a 3-pointer and then and up-and-under lefty floater on successive possessions, yeah, that's gonna get NBA scouts' attention.

03.03.2026 03:46 β€” πŸ‘ 17    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 1

Koa Peat can't get out of his own way on offense tonight, but the D has been really solid on Jefferson and he just made a great swat to take away a transition lay-up.

03.03.2026 03:30 β€” πŸ‘ 6    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

ugh that's twice now where Burries has eurostepped into three dudes and thrown up a hopeless prayer ... gotta pick his spots a little better.

03.03.2026 03:23 β€” πŸ‘ 4    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Halftime: Arizona 37, entire state of Iowa 25.

12 points from Jaden Bradley to lead the way.

03.03.2026 03:02 β€” πŸ‘ 7    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Brayden Burries attacking in transition and using a low gather to get to that left-handed finish, such good stuff. Arizona up 33-25 late in first half.

03.03.2026 02:57 β€” πŸ‘ 7    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 1

Eventually one of these teams will score a basket, I'm sure of it.

03.03.2026 02:43 β€” πŸ‘ 6    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Crowd here was ready to explode and then the Aristode missed dunk into Peat 3-pt airball sequence ... yaaaaaahhhhh

03.03.2026 02:31 β€” πŸ‘ 5    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

lol the exhale of relief from this crowd when Krivas pulled the ball down after pump-faking a trail 3.

03.03.2026 02:27 β€” πŸ‘ 6    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Trae Young in nearly two months as a Wizard:

Games played: 0
Technical fouls: 1
Ejections: 1
Plus-minus: Negative infinity

03.03.2026 02:26 β€” πŸ‘ 46    πŸ” 5    πŸ’¬ 3    πŸ“Œ 1

this feels like the kernel of an outside-the-box tanking idea.

03.03.2026 01:52 β€” πŸ‘ 44    πŸ” 3    πŸ’¬ 2    πŸ“Œ 0

Once Tyus's signing is official, Nuggets can roll out a Jones-Jones-Jones-Jonas lineup

03.03.2026 01:50 β€” πŸ‘ 40    πŸ” 4    πŸ’¬ 5    πŸ“Œ 0
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Greetings from Tucson! Watching potential first rounders Koa Peat and Motiejus Krivas put in work ahead of tonight's Arizona - Iowa St showdown.

03.03.2026 00:43 β€” πŸ‘ 6    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
Decomposing the Result: Signal vs. Noise | MIT Sloan Sports Analytics Conference

For those who are going to Sloan Conference, my panel on Friday:

www.sloansportsconference.com/event/decomp...

02.03.2026 22:35 β€” πŸ‘ 10    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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The Athletic is hiring an Edmonton Oilers writer jobs.lever.co/theathletic/...

02.03.2026 16:16 β€” πŸ‘ 7    πŸ” 4    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

If you've noticed an unusual amount of 2-way activity lately, the deadline to sign a new 2-way is Wednesday. Teams with openings created by promotions, trades, etc. are filling them, while a few other teams are swapping out 2-ways where they think they can do better.

02.03.2026 16:23 β€” πŸ‘ 19    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 2
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N.B.A. Tanking, March Madness and the Rise of Angel Reese

ICYMI this weekend, I joined the gang to talk tanking:

www.nytimes.com/2026/03/02/p...

02.03.2026 15:28 β€” πŸ‘ 3    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

Passengers in Denver airport looking at me strangely as I dance around waving my Neemias Queta receipts at 7AM in front of the Auntie Anne's, but they're the fools

02.03.2026 13:44 β€” πŸ‘ 92    πŸ” 3    πŸ’¬ 5    πŸ“Œ 1

Think Scheierman's development has been low-key remarkable

02.03.2026 05:22 β€” πŸ‘ 5    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0